Hymnbound Swarm
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 60 (8d8+24)
Speed 20 ft. climb 10 ft.
Saving Throws Con +6, Wis +4
Skills Stealth +6, Perception +4
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Common, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Actions
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Lore & Description
Appearance
A pulsating mass of oozing flesh, fused robes, and severed cultist limbs, all woven into a single living entity. The Hymnbound Swarm shifts as if a thousand bodies are crawling inside it, its color shifting from sickly teal to ash-gray. Eyes blink from within the mass, and a whispering chorus seems to ripple through the air around it. The air tastes of incense and damp cloth, as if a ruined temple is exhaling a memory of faith corrupted into hunger.
Behavior & Origins
Born from a dangerous ritual of a zealous cult, the Hymnbound Swarm is a superorganism formed when minds tasked with devotion were fused into one shared consciousness. It travels through dark places—ruined temples, catacombs, and the narrow corridors of forsaken cities—seeking to convert more minds into its chorus. In combat it uses its tendrils to tear and drain the wills of those it faces, while its psionic whispering unsettles opponents, bending fear and doubt into submission. It feeds on numbers, growing stronger as more cultists become part of the mass.
